Week 47: What changes would you like to see in the new curriculum

The change which I believe is vital is the 'upgrade' of ICT to be a core subject. Technology has developed exponentially since the last curriculum was published. Being digitally literate is more vital as a life skill than most of the foundation subjects, in my view. If the government want our future generation to be employable on a worldwide scale, it is essential that children develop skills in ICT.

This quote from the re-elected President Obama sums it up pretty well:

"In a 21st century world where jobs can be shipped wherever there's an internet connection, where a child born in Dallas is now competing with a child in New Delhi, where your best job qualification is not what you do, but what you know - education is no longer just a pathway to opportunity and success, it's a prerequisite for success... I'm calling on our nation's governors and state education chiefs to develop standards and assessments that don't simply measure whether students can fill in a bubble on a test, but whether they possess 21st century skills like problem-solving and critical thinking and entrepreneurship and creativity." 

(President Barack Obama at the US Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, 10 March 2009)